The first instructor training event, hosted by TLU was on September 17, 2020, with 6 participants.
- Anni Hõ
- Hanna-Liisa Pender
- Martin Sillaots
- Mikhail Fiadotau
- Triinu Jesmin
- Vladimir Tomberg
Topics:
1) Get to know each other
2) Map topics that needs to be discussed (today and in the future)
3) How to survive with hybrid learning?
| Name | Courses | Format | Platform | Fun Fact |
| Triinu | Pedagogical and Psychological Factors of Developing Learning Games | Online | Google Classroom / Google Meet | 5 projects, 1 week mother, 1 week at the country side |
| Hanna-Liisa | Design Theory and Methodology | Online | Google Classroom / Google Meet | Moved to live in Läänema |
| Vladimir | Game studies | Blended | Google Drive / Zoom | 2 granddaughters |
| Anni | 2D Game Art | Online | Google Classroom / Google Meet | Cat |
| Mikhail | Introduction of DLG | Blended | Google Classroom / Google Meet | From Belarus, first game ended up as a novel in Bulgaria |
| Martin | LIFE, Master’s Thesis Seminar | Blended | Google Classroom / Google Meet | Dog |
Other topics:
Triinu – Corse of statistics was unexpectedly popular – 40 students per 22 seats in the computer lab. Most of the DLG students were rejected because this course was elective to them. Solution: Provide this course on yearly basis (currently this course takes place after every 2 years)? Find another person to teach this – Vladimir has a candidate.
Hanna-Liisa decides to make prerecorded video presentations. How to keep discussion alive? Solution: Maybe create online tests per every presentation. During the online meeting ask questions or let them ask questions. In fact real-time video presentations and recording them is easier to organize but the quality is lower.
Vladimir – Online or in class course is easy, Hybrid is challenge – How to make people work in pairs in blended learning?
Vladimir – Requirements for defense?
Vladimir – New doc student – health psychology – WS or LIFE course – Designing digital services for behavioral changes.
Mikhail – Uses graphic tablet as an online white board. Lot of technical issues with blended learning. Sometimes the voice of online students is coming from the projector. Sometimes students will take over the ownership of the recorded video. Solution – be the first in the meeting room.
Tools for online collaboration:
Google Jam-board – whiteboard with sticky notes
Online whiteboard – https://whiteboardfox.com/
DesignIT – https://dt4s.e-ce.uth.gr
One issue that was not discussed – Sometimes students can’t find a link to the online meeting or class.
Next meeting Oct 22 at 14:00. Topic – (online) teaching and evaluation practices (and issues, questions, tips and tricks).
